Surface collection of lithic finds, white patinated flint with backed point of Early Mesolithic character, as Deepcar.

Record Description

Surface collection of lithic finds, all of white patinated flint with backed point of Early Mesolithic character, Deepcar Type.

Dimensions

See photographs.

Additional Notes

This small surface scatter, together with the similar lithic scatters at Wynch bridge and at Towler Hill is further evidence for the presence of occasional Occupation Sites on the north bank of the Tees which date to the 8th Millenium BC.
References:
Coggins, D., Laurie, T.C. and Young, R.1989.'The Late upper palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the North Pennine Dales in the light of recent fieldwork.' in: C. Bonsall(ed.) 'The Mesolithic in Europe.' (Edinburgh).164-175.
Radley, J. and Mellars, P.1964: A mesolithic Structure at Deepcar, Yorkshire, England, and the affinities of its associated Flint Industries.1-24'
Penny Spikens, 1996. 'Rivers, Boundaries and Change: A Hypothesis of Changing Settlement patterns in the Mesolithic of Northern England.' In: Tony Pollard and Alex Morrison, Eds. 'The Early Prehistory Of Scotland', Edinburgh University Press.

Image 1 ID

4143 Click image to enlarge

Image 1 Description

All from north bank of the R. Tees except No 1 which is the stray find, a backed point, from south of the Tees, see SWAAG Record 694